Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Benton County index 1977–2025
Benton County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Benton County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Lowell, Arkansas, covered 215 housing units (+39.6% year on year); the place lies in Benton County.
153 of those units were single-family houses (71%), 62 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units. That is 17.6 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 15.9 and well above the state's 4.7.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 3,988 units, with the busiest year 1995 (514 units). Benton County's FHFA house price index rose +135.2% over the ten years to 2025.
215units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+39.6% on the previous 12 months
153single-family units71% of the total
0units in 5+ unit buildings0% of the total
17.6units per 1,000 residentsBenton County 15.9 · Arkansas 4.7
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Lowell by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Lowell
Benton County
Arkansas
United States
All housing units
215
5,273
14,741
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
153 (71%)
3,320 (63%)
9,600 (65%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
62
142
724
34,814
3–4 units
0
11
233
17,298
5 or more units
0 (0%)
1,800 (34%)
4,184 (28%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
17.6
15.9
4.7
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+39.6%
−2.7%
−4.3%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Lowell by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
3,988 units since 1995; the busiest year was 1995. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Benton County
FHFA's index for Benton County rose +135.2% over the ten years to 2025 (+8.9% a year) and +4.7% in the latest year, against +78.6% and +3.4% for Arkansas. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Lowell, AR?
215 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 154 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Lowell?
153 single-family units, 62 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Lowell compare with its county and state?
17.6 units per 1,000 residents in Lowell, 15.9 in Benton County and 4.7 in Arkansas.
How have home prices moved in Benton County?
FHFA's index for Benton County rose +135.2% over the ten years to 2025 and +4.7% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 323000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.